"I only wish they'd make the figures from the phone vote public, to stop any talk of the show being fixed," he told Radio Times. "But if one celeb gets 13 million votes and another gets two votes, it might not go down well..."

Currently, Strictly only reveals which two couples got the fewest votes when the judges' scores are combined with the public vote.

"It would have been wrong for me because I would have had to become a smiley mediator which isn't in my nature," he explained. "Besides, you don't get any more money. Anyway, it's best that it's someone viewers have no preconceived ideas about."

Craig also praised Shirley for having "more knowledge" than any of the other judges, including himself.

We'll have to wait and see how good a job she does at replacing Len when Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One later this year.